CURRENT MISSION

open my mind, discover new culture and point of view, travel , see the world through my own eyes

ABOUT ME
Engineer from the french Alpes, I like alternative travel like hitchhiking because it allows to discuss with a lot of nice people, and open his mind.
I use to practice a lot of outdoors sports as rock climbing, moutain biking, skiing, sailing...

PHILOSOPHY

"They didn't know it was impossible so they made it" Mark Twain

Tout est possible pourvu qu'on s'en donne les moyens

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I use CS to travel differently and to meet people I would never meet otherwise. This website is an awesome tool to make quickly news friend all around the world.
I strive to host as much people as I can but I like to have time to discuss.

I behave as I would like people do for me.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I spoke with some czech people when I went to Praha thanks to this great website.
Then I met lot of Moroccans thank to the website when travelling in Morocco during 3 weeks in summer 2013.
Also many people very nice in Senegal last summer.

I got in contact with some nice people living in Cambodia as well.
I started to welcome people when I can and really enjoyed it !
I did host in Iceland and in Cambodia.

Interests

Practicing sport is a big part of mlife: playing Volley ball, sailing, biking, rock climbing, skiing, ... I have been teaching Ski in winter and windsurf during the summer the last few years. In general, I'm always happy to initiate people to the sports I like.

And I like cycling or running in most of places where I go, it's the best way to see an area!
I'm pationnate about sustainable development (professionnaly), social entrepreneurship, and outdoors activities (as a hobby), ...
Therefor I'm studying water and energy engineering as I want to have an objective opinion about energie issues. That's why I choosed to specialize in hydraulic engineering.

In a general manner, it doesn't matter where you come from and what do you like, it's always great to discuss with people who have a different background. Just be open-minded and easy-going, and share what you like!

• culture
• cooking
• running
• news
• traveling
• socializing
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• sailing
• bungee jumping
• skiing
• sports
• rock climbing
• engineering
• entrepreneurship
• hitchhiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Inception, Fight Club, pirate des caraïbes, lord of War, Invictus, ..

"50 hommes pour changer le monde"
"Indignez vous" de Stephane Hessel
"La part du colibri" de Pierre Rabhi

Mostly Pop- Rock but I like to change sometime

Recently I discovere icelandic music when I lived in the country, like FM belfast who I saw in concert during the airwaves (awesome festival during 5 days in Reykjavik); you should listen:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUG7IvJaLz4

Ásgeir is also quite cool
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-dHIkF_lO4&list=PL3Mi6sgHkvt-9m7hUGX6DexyG8n_ARjJ0

Amabadama is unavoidable for people who like reggae and live in Iceland (or not) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-G8YdzUjK8

And many more elso...
I am anyways always happy to discover new good band so please share your playlist!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Bungee jumping
parachute jumping
Ski touring in Mont blanc Moutain chain
See Northern Lights in Iceland and exeperience the winter there
Sleep in a snow cave during a storm in Iceland
Build windturbines in a remote village in Senegal in 2014

Teach, Learn, Share

I lappreciated to talk with people from other countries and/or who have experience of travel, who can share interesting point of view about something.

During a roadtrip, I'm glat to meet people who want to discuss or showing around city, and sharing their life to get an glimpse of the local life.
I like having the point of view about france from differents countries...

But also sometimes it is cool to meet some frenchies who have the same interest in travelling!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I like to share the french culture (funny fact, cooking, pictures, advices for future travels,..) and my experience of travelling.

I kind of like the idea to get something back to my host (gift, prepare a french dish, or surprise...)

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Laos, Morocco, Senegal, Thailand, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Cambodia, France, Germany, Iceland